,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhcb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1     
#bjbf,ms4 ,smith 7for herself and ,mr4  
,rounds7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,indian ,affairs  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,indian           
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act to allow the ,secretary
 of ,agriculture to enter into          
self-determination contracts with       
,indian ,tribes and ,tribal             
organizations to carry out supplemental 
nutrition assistance programs4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,snap ,tribal ,food ,sovereignty   
,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,self-determination 
for ,,snap ,title ,i of the ,indian     
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecba et
 seq47 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  #aab4                   
,self-determination for ,,snap  7a7     
,agriculture ,self-,determination       

authorized ,the ,secretary of           
,agriculture shall enter into           
self-determination contracts1 in        
accordance with subsection 7b71 with    
,indian ,tribes and ,tribal             
organizations1 on the request of any    
,indian ,tribe by ,tribal resolution1 to
 plan1 conduct1 and administer any      
function1 service1 or activity of the   
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program established under the ,food and 
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjaa et seq47 for the ,indian ,tribe4  
7b7 ,self-,determination contract ,a    
self-determination contract entered into
 under subsection 7a7 shall have the    
same terms and conditions1 and be       
subject to the same procedures1         
regulations1 and requirements1 as a     
self-determination contract entered into
 under section #ajb1 except that the    
,secretary of ,agriculture and the      
,department of ,agriculture shall be the
 appropriate ,secretary and agency for  
purposes of a self-determination        

contract entered into under subsection  
7a74  7c7 ,technical assistance ,the    
,office of ,self-,governance of the     
,bureau of ,indian ,affairs shall       
provide technical assistance regarding  
the self-determination contracts        
authorized under this section to-- 7#a7 
the ,secretary of ,agriculture2 and     
7#b7 ,indian ,tribes and ,tribal        
organizations that request that         
assistance4  4